Synopsis

Simorgh is a personal interpretation of The Conference of the Birds by Farid ud-Din Attar. A choreographic piece that incorporates Persian music, calligraphic art and ornament designs to tell the traditional Persian story of life that deals with the fragility of self worth. It centers around a few birds of different breeds, each representative of a particular human characteristic; ego, greed, avarice, etc. The birds are seemingly satisfied with their perceptions of self, but on a chance journey they each embark upon, they find they are stronger as a community and are strengthened by allowing others to complete their true ‘self’.

Meghdad Asadi Lari

Meghdad Asadi Lari, born 1982 in Iran, is an award-winning director, animator and Student Academy Awards nominee. After completing his technical degrees he started his MFA in Computer Animation and directed and produced several animations which played at festivals worldwide and received several national and international awards.